If EA Has Seen "Both Of Them," Are Sony And Microsoft Ready?
See Full ImageThere has been a lot of speculation concerning the next generation of consoles; specifically, when Sony and Microsoft will launch their new high-tech machines.
The latest theories seem to lean toward Microsoft releasing their new console first, as they did this past generation. Sony has also said many times that they remain committed to the PS3 (and PlayStation Vita, as evidenced by their Gamescom presentation).
However, EA's Frank Gibeau claims to have "seen both of them," which raises a few interesting questions if we are to extrapolate a bit. If both are available to be seen, does that imply that both Sony and Microsoft are gearing up at about the same time? Should we expect both new consoles to hit the market within a few months of each other? Do developers have both next-gen systems in their sights when tackling fresh projects for all-new hardware? It's too bad Gibeau didn't go into a bit more detail.
But it'll be interesting to see what happens next year, as Sony may be looking to keep pace with Microsoft, regardless of when the new Xbox hits. In the past, Sony has said they don't want to be a year behind again going into the new generation, so...
Tags: ea, electronic arts, next gen, next generation, next gen consoles
8/16/2012 10:21:20 AM Ben Dutka
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PoopsMcGee
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 10:53:15 AM
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kraygen
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 12:29:13 PM
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Beamboom
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 2:42:38 PM
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COBB
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 2:56:53 PM
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Temjin001
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 10:55:13 AM
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Comic Shaman
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 2:35:21 PM
Microsoft doesn't have the world's best track record in coming up with names. "XBox" was actually a bit of an accident. It was their placeholder name during the development of the first console, but nobody could think of a better one when it came down to completion time, so it stuck.
Then again, I think Nintendo has pretty much proven that you can get away with naming a console almost anything.
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Fane1024
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 6:42:01 PM
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Comic Shaman
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 11:13:44 AM
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Qubex
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 7:04:28 PM
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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bebestorm
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 11:25:11 AM
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Lord carlos
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 11:50:24 AM
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I've seen a horse-fly & a house-fly,ive even seen a dragon-fly...
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Strythe
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 11:57:31 AM
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There's a lot of gaming talent on both fronts and I'm tired of needing multiple systems to enjoy all the great exclusives. PS3 is clearly leading with exclusives in quantity, but I can't imagine life without Halo and Gears.
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Highlander
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 12:11:07 PM
Good lord look at the Android phone space. You have brand new devices shipping with ICS, but devices only 6 months old have yet to get ICS, some devices are yet to even see much beyond the original Android release. Not to mention the myriad differences in device specification - single core, dual, camera resolution memory, on-board flash storage, keyboard, touch screens, GPUs, I/O ports and so forth. Android should be the poster child for a single platform, and yet it's really not. It's splintered into nearly innumerable directions in just a few short years.
Having a single console platform with multiple brands would ultimately go the same way. It's inevitable. Sure there could be a minimum specification that all devices meet, but some will have better GPUs and CPUs or more memory, they'll run first party games that other brands of console won't because they lack the extra oomph or special feature. As soon as that happens, you might as well have just stuck with multiple platforms.
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Axe99
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 5:34:48 PM
Take that competition away, and you'll be paying over-the-odds for what you get. Don't believe me? Go and 'upgrade' the latest edition of MS Office - for a lazy few hundred dollars you'll get almost no extra functionality combined with a clunkier interface. That's what a monopoly does, and we don't want it!
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Qubex
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 7:05:30 PM
Can you imagine...
"Welcome to the new MetroBox!..."
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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Neo_Aeon666
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 8:07:33 PM
lol. And it kinda failed and is now totally not getting some games and others months later the console versions release T-T I still love my computa and I wish it comes back to glory soon.
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Highlander
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 12:15:54 PM
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Given how long top tier game makers take to make new games for new platforms, that should not surprise anyone.
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Qubex
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 7:06:57 PM
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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shadowscorpio
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 12:36:59 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 1:17:53 PM
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Edit: This certainly suggests at the very least that Sony will not let MS get a big head start this time around.
Last edited by WorldEndsWithMe on 8/16/2012 1:18:30 PM
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Beamboom
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 2:48:38 PM
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So bring it on baby, and please Sony, don't come too late to the party cause I'm about to burst here!
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Axe99
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 5:35:51 PM
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Beamboom
Saturday, August 18, 2012 @ 8:08:26 AM
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Fane1024
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 6:47:09 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 7:29:11 PM
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joBucket
Friday, August 17, 2012 @ 2:49:52 AM
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My PS3 still sits now as the center for all my media. I've had it for 6 years, and I'm still not tired of it. Developers are making some amazing looking titles for it, and they're getting better both graphics wise and in game play. If they were to come out with the PS4 now, I probably wouldn't buy one. I've not seen anything in development that i would consider particularly game-changing. Even if they came out with a system that had great graphics and physics and such, it would probably take years for developers to learn how to USE it to create really awesome games. I'd rather have a few more years of great PS3 titles than I would PS4 titles that don't feel fine tuned or finished.
I say let the PS3 run its course. Give it a few more years to let developers push the limits. Then when we stop seeing anything truly new, or when consumers are ready for something different, release the PS4.
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monkeypunch
Sunday, August 19, 2012 @ 12:03:16 PM
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___________
Friday, August 17, 2012 @ 7:09:51 AM
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so if there not ready to replace them after 6-7 freaking years theres a serious problem!
ill be really shocked if one system releases significantly later than the other.
$ony saw what happens when you do that this gen, and M$ im sure was paying attention too.
makes me wonder if the release of the wiiu has effected their release at all.
would they rush next gen systems to compete, or say eh its a different market were not competing with it?
id like to believe the latter, but companies being the twitchy apocalypse everythings the end of the world type that seems very unlikely.
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COBB
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Thursday, August 16, 2012 @ 10:48:23 AM